Thursday, December 12, 2024
Tooting My Own Horn
I corrected myself later in a follow-up message. Margaret Fuller died at sea, with her new baby and Roman soldier husband (he'd fought for Roman independence against the Vatican), so clearly Fuller was not a physical descendent. She was his great aunt. Intellectually speaking, however, he was shaped by her writings and she was among the three women to whom he dedicated his Grunch of Giants.